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by thecleaner 2750 days ago
The arguments for personalisation make sense. But the other story is sometimes we need unbiased results. Like when reading about politics. You need the dose of "whats are the facts" rather than "What are the facts for me"
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Replacing an algorithm that bombards people with propaganda with unfiltered propaganda doesn't seem like an improvement. Someone who, for example, mistakes a map of policing for a map of crime won't do well in either scenario.